Isle of Wight News

This latest news ties in with the introduction of a Clean Air Zone charge in Southampton, as reported by OnTheWight last year.

Although CQC inspectors found the Isle of Wight residential care home ‘good’ in responsiveness, it requires improvement in all other areas — safety, effectiveness, care and the leadership at the home.

Well done to Island RIBs, an Isle of Wight boat builder, who have recently been commissioned to build two boats for the British Antarctic Survey.

Have you seen Danny Johnston? He went missing from Bognor Regis on Sunday and as he is from the Isle of Wight, it's thought he may have returned. Please call 101 if you have seen him.

Anyone who's been to an elaborate wedding will relate to the sentiment behind this comedy sketch written, filmed and featuring Islanders which is now showing on BBC3 Facebook page.

Campaigners say if the regional schools commissioner accepts the proposal to close the school, despite hundreds of students, parents, businesses and organisations putting forward strong and valid arguments, he won't have ‘listened’.

The care home was described as 'homely' and people living there were found to be supported by kind, caring and compassionate staff.

The council are jacking the cost of leasing a beach hut by up to four times. Not only that, but the minimum lease length is tripling to 10 years, which the council are spinning as "more attractive and beneficial".

Almost one in 50 children on the Isle of Wight are home schooled, making it the highest proportion in the UK.

On the tenth anniversary of the formation of Newport Parish Council, OnTheWight shares a potted history of the council and what it's achieved and who has been involved.

In the United States today, they have a national holiday celebrating the birth of their maritime industry. We take a look at one American who had a big impact on the industry on the Isle of Wight back in the 1920s.